CC Resolution No. 19-040 Supporting State Implementation of the Buy Clean California Act of 2017 RESOLUTION NO. 19-040
A RESOLUTION OF THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF CUPERTINO
SUPPORTING STATE IMPLEMENTATION OF THE
BUY CLEAN CALIFORNIA ACT OF 2017
WHEREAS, the 2018 UN Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC)
Report states that we have 12 years to make "massive and unprecedented changes" to
global energy infrastructure to limit global warming to moderate levels; and
WHEREAS, the death and destruction already wrought by global warming of
approximately 1°C demonstrate that the Earth is already too hot for safety as attested by
increased and intensifying wildfires, floods, rising seas, diseases, droughts and extreme
weather;
WHEREAS, immediate action must be taken to reduce greenhouse gas emissions;
WHEREAS, the State of California is a demonstrated leader in the fight against
climate change; and
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WHEREAS, the State Legislature passed the Buy Clean California Act (AB 262) in
2017, the country's first bill that addresses greenhouse gas emissions within State
purchases for public works projects; and '
WHEREAS, the bill requires the Department of General Services to establish a
Global Warming Potential (GWP) limit for eligible materials; and
WHEREAS, "eligible materials" include structural steel, carbon steel rebar, flat
glass, and mineral wool board insulation; and
WHEREAS, successful bidders on contracts for California State public works
projects are required to submit an Environmental Product Declaration (EPD), which
provides emission information on greenhouse gas emissions produced during
manufacture, for each of the eligible materials to be used in construction; and
NOW THEREFORE BE IT RESOLVED that the Council of the City of Cupertino
does hereby
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1. Support and encourage timely implementation of the Buy Clean California Act
by the State and will continue to monitor the progress; and
2. Encourage subsequent legislative efforts to add cement as an "eligible
material," recognizing the greenhouse gas emissions impact of the cement
manufacturing process.
PASSED AND ADOPTED at a regular meeting of the City Council of the City of
Cupertino this 7th day of May 2019,by the following vote:
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Vote Members of the City Council
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AYES: Scharf, Chao, Paul, Sinks, Willey
NOES: None
ABSENT: None
ABSTAIN: None
ATTEST: APPR ED:
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Grace Schmidt, City Clerk Steven Scharf,Mayor, City of Cupertino